May Update 05/26/2010
“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him....” I have been reminded several times this last year, that we can always rest in Him and wait on his timing and plan. Thank you for praying for the well digging for the Hospital of Hope in Mango. They came again yesterday, Monday, to drill another 60 meters to 300 meters...to find no water. It is hard to imagine going that deep and not finding water but it shows how dry this area of Togo is. We are discussing our options, possibly connecting to the the city of Mango water lines. Their water is pumped from a nearby river. So please continue to pray for wisdom to know what is the best option for the hospital. Many of you have also asked about the tax exoneration. I will attach the update from Randy Young, who is our missionary that is working on this issue for us. “ The minister of finance is throwing his weight around and is trying to remove construction materials and equipment from the presidential decree. When I saw the minister of health yesterday he was really upset with the minister of finance saying he cannot do what he is trying to do because the decree has already been approved by the cabinet. I asked if I should make a plea to the president to intervene and he said no because he was taking care of it. He is talking to the prime minister and wants this resolved. It was interesting to me that both the minister of health and minister Kantchati (I saw him also yesterday) were both very adamant that the finance minister needs to sign the paper and stop messing around! We are working on the decree. They gave me their email addresses so we can stay in touch while we are in the US. So we wait some more and trust God. I do believe though that we are nearing the end of this process!” So please keep praying for this. WE have had lots of visitors up here this month, many of them are praying about God’s call to serving here in Mango. I praise God that He is moving in hearts to provide the personnel needed for the hospital. One of them, Melissa Friesen, is a nurse practice. Josh and Beth Paullick , he is a surgical resident and she is a pediatric nurse. So we are thankful for how God continues to raise up the team needed for the hospital. Please continue to pray that God would raise up more doctors for Mango and HBB in the south. Speaking of HBB, Baptist Bible Hospital in Tsiko is celebrating their 25th anniversary!!! We are praising God for the many people who have heard the good news of Jesus Christ through the ministry there and the over 40 churches that have been planted in that area. I will be driving down south to attend the big celebration. Pray that the name of Jesus would be glorified and proclaimed through this event as many government officials and local dignitaries have been invited. We praise God that the Agou church building is progressing, the roof will soon be up!!!! And can now be seen from the major road that passes next to it. Pray that God would provide the necessary funds to finish the rest of building. This past Sunday I attended the Tamberma church. After church we walked about 4 kilometers to visit a woman that had come to visit that morning. It was a great encouragement to talk to her about the assurance of salvation that we have in Jesus Christ. Please pray for Jane that she would understand the truth of God’s word and would have a desire to come back. Pray for me as I start working with some young ladies who want to learn French and help teach Sunday school. Pray for Afi and Delphine that they would grow to understand French and then be able to understand God’s word. I am also excited about starting a bible study with some former students of the Blind school who live in Mango. It was so fun to see them here again since it has been at least 7 years since they attended our school in Kpalime. Pray for Fati, Lukiya and Kossi who have a desire to study God’s word. I would also ask for prayer for my language studies in Anufo. It is coming along, and actually much easier than French. Pray that I take the time necessary to study and memorize vocabulary etc. There always seems to be something else to do, but even though the studying is not fun it is necessary. Pray that I will be disciplined to do it. I also would ask for prayer for a young lady that I have discipled for several years, Solim. She is coming back with me after my trip to the south and will live with me for a month or two. Pray that I can really encourage her spiritually during her time here in Mango that she will be strengthened in her faith and her walk with God. Your prayers are so appreciated, so thank you taking the time to read this, for participating in this great work of God in Togo, for praying!!! May He be lifted up!! Cindy 1 Comment May Update 05/07/2010
I am back down in the South for some meetings and also able to do some visiting of people and ministries. It is exciting to see what God continues to do in south. God is good !!!!!!!!! The Agou church building has almost all the walls finished. It is exciting to see it go up. We are thankful for 4 guys who came out and got it started and have done alot of hard work to get it to this point. A missionary and his Togolese workers will now finish in the next few months. So thank you for praying. They had alot of challenges along the way. One of them was the death of Pastor Bonifaces’s niece, 16 years old, and one of the member’s son in the same week. That was really a difficult week for Pastor Boniface, trying to keep the construction going and then dealing with these deaths. It was reminder to all of us the brevity of life. We went to the wake of the member’s son, and showed some evangelistic films. Here in Togo the families and friends of the deceased stay up all night so we thought it would be a good opportunity to show these films. We praise God that inspite people drinking and some disruptions the gospel was preached and 4 young men prayed to receive Christ as Savior that night. I was also able to go visit the church of Wonougba and Pastor Koffi and his wife. They are so inspiring in that inspite of lots of hard hearts in this village they continue to persevere. And it was so exciting to hear that morning two women were saved!!!! So please continue to pray for the Wonougba church and Pastor Koffi and his wife Mansa. Pray for these two women that they would have a desire to grow in their faith. Last week we had Tom Lothamer who has many experiences with boards come and meet with the hospital board. That was very helpful to meet with him and to learn how to function as a board and the whole administrative organization. This week our whole missionary team is gathered for two days of meetings. Pray for us as we discuss important items and desire to know the mind of God in all that we do. While here in Tsiko I was able to meet with a woman who is from Mango. I was able to practice my Anufo with her and that was encouraging. Pray for her as she was muslim and has professed Christ as Savior. She was saying to us that her family is not helping her and rejecting her due to her faith. I was able to talk with her brother and ask him directly. He did say that if she continued to go to church that they would no longer help her. Pray for us as we work with a local church in how to help her. What is also difficult is that she has AIDs and is not in good health. Pray that she would see God provide for her needs and that she would remain strong in her faith. Finally, I would ask that pray much for a great need at our Mango hospital. Last week a well drilling team tried to drill for water, they went down 240 meters and did not find water. We are praying for God’s help to know what to do next. We need water for our hospital and we believe that God will provide!!! Somehow!!! So pray for this need. God is doing great things. Thank you for your partnership in prayer, it is greatly needed!!! For His glory in Mango, Cindy. |  Togo Missionary- CindyCindy is affiliated with International Ministries and the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism ArchivesJanuary 2011 Categories |
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